Outrageous Fortune

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Outrageous Fortune

R,

1987,

1h 35m,

Comedy

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63%

24 Reviews

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61%

5,000+ Ratings

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24 Reviews

61%

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5,000+ Ratings

Bombastic wannabe actress Sandy Borzinsky (Bette Midler) and persnickety Hollywood hopeful Lauren Ames (Shelley Long) land in the same popular acting class and immediately find they can't stand one another. Worse still, the natural adversaries realize they share the same boyfriend, Michael Sanders (Peter Coyote), who then dies suddenly in an explosion. Believing he's still alive, they set out to find him, only to discover they're being chased by spies, and that Michael is not who they thought.

Sara Michelle Fetters

MovieFreak.com

Feb 1, 2022

3.5/4

This is a wildly entertaining adventure with a giant heart. Better, it overflows with a number of genuine belly laughs.

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William Thomas

Empire Magazine

Jun 23, 2008

4/5

Engaging, undemanding stuff.

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Variety Staff

Variety

Jun 23, 2008

Midler and Long are never less than fun to watch.

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Richard Freedman

Newark Star-Ledger

Jan 14, 2026

Lavishly funny and entertaining.

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Quentin Crisp

Christopher Street

May 6, 2024

A movie must be described as good not necessarily because it gives you what you hoped to see but if it delivers what it promises. Outrageous Fortune does this and by this standard can hardly be criticized.

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Andrew Galdi

Movie Bitches

Aug 31, 2022

The accent work had me cracking up

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May 17, 2018

The best comedy ever !!!! I love it ! So funny and Bette Midler she's the best !

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Arthur Hiller

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Shelley Long

Lauren Ames

Bette Midler

Sandy Brozinsky

Peter Coyote

Michael Sanders

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Synopsis

Bombastic wannabe actress Sandy Borzinsky (Bette Midler) and persnickety Hollywood hopeful Lauren Ames (Shelley Long) land in the same popular acting class and immediately find they can't stand one another. Worse still, the natural adversaries realize they share the same boyfriend, Michael Sanders (Peter Coyote), who then dies suddenly in an explosion. Believing he's still alive, they set out to find him, only to discover they're being chased by spies, and that Michael is not who they thought.

Director: Arthur Hiller
Producer: Robert W. Cort, Ted Field
Screenwriter: Leslie Dixon
Distributor: Buena Vista Pictures, Touchstone Pictures
Production Co: Touchstone Pictures, Interscope Communications
Rating: R
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 30, 1987, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 1, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $52.8M
Runtime: 1h 35m
Sound Mix: Surround

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